6-letter words with C as the 3rd letter and D as the 6th letter

With C locked into position three and D at the end, the pattern still catches familiar words: SECOND, RECORD, PICKED, LOCKED, and SACRED. Yet just 26 of the 98 are common by frequency, so familiar examples give a rosier picture than the full pool. Many matches are more likely to turn up in word-game searches than everyday conversation.

The pattern at a glance

• The pattern yields 98 tournament-dictionary words, all ending in D.
• Collins contains 94 matches, compared with 87 in NWL2023 and 80 in ENABLE.
• Only 26 matches rank among the 25,000 most common English words.
• JACKED leads the score table at 20 points; KICKED and KECKED each score 17.
• The average score across the pattern is 13.1 points.

Which words fit C third and D sixth?

Many matches look like past-tense verbs: PICKED, LOCKED, KICKED, PACKED, and HACKED. But a final D does not make every answer a verb: SECOND can be a noun or adjective, SACRED is an adjective, and ORCHID is a noun. Those different word shapes matter when your crossing letters suggest a familiar suffix.

Starting letters offer another filter: R leads with 10 matches, followed by S with 8 and D with 7. RECORD and ROCKED fit the R group; SECOND and SACKED illustrate S. If your first tile is fixed too, test these larger groups before trying rarer initial letters.

6-letter words with C third and D sixth

Dictionary coverage differs: Collins has 94 matches, NWL2023 has 87, and ENABLE has 80. A word accepted in Collins can fail in an NWL2023 or ENABLE game, so check your game's word list before playing an unfamiliar entry. The 26 common matches are easier to recognize, but tournament dictionaries reach well beyond them.

JACKED tops the score ranking at 20 points; KICKED and KECKED each score 17. WICKED, EXCEED, HACKED, and WACKED score 16. The average is 13.1 points, but that is not a promise of a strong play: premium squares and the rest of your rack still affect the board value.